The first round of 4-2 elimination of the Pelicans, the Suns did not play so easily, although the Pelicans' regular season record and the Suns gap is too big, but Ingram and CJ McCollum led the Pelicans, the same amazing performance, if the Suns are not paul such a sea god needle, you can hardly say that the "Black Eight" miracle will not appear, but with Paul in the elimination of 14 of 14, 1 of 3-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, blasted down 33 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal of the crazy performance, no one dares to say that the Suns are the final winner, The G6 games against the Suns won the Pelicans by 6 points in the case of Paul's perfect performance.
Paul at such an age can still dominate the game, it is really crazy, think of those legendary point guards, Kidd, Nash and Stockton, they are about to turn 37 years old, they are no longer brave, as a symbol of legend in the team to renew the heat, but Paul is still on the way to dream of the championship, he really tried his best to rush the championship.
According to statistics, in the past three series promotion battles, Paul averaged 37 points per game, shooting 77% of the time, which was 37 points against the Nuggets on 14 of 19, 41 points against the Clippers on 24, and 14 of 14 points against the Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs this year.
In short, last year the Suns were able to reach the Finals, Paul is the most critical existence, just like the promotion battle to kill the Pelicans, there is no Paul's 100% shooting rate, the winner is not necessarily the Sun, the difference of 6 points, it can be said that the difference is a thousand miles, If Paul has a little bit of one or two goals that have not scored, maybe the game will change drastically, this is Paul, he is too stable, too worth relying on, in order to rush the championship he also tried his best, last year it was almost 2 wins, helpless Ayton was hanged by the alphabet brother on the inside line, Booker did not continue his scoring performance, perhaps as the netizens said: Paul just lost to fate!
Paul's career fate is indeed heart-wrenching, pelicans (once hornets) career Paul grew into the league's top point guard, assist king + steal king, and brought the Pelicans to a new height, helpless the league gave MVP to Kobe, which is also the only MVP in Kobe's career, you say there is controversy, think about Kobe's great career as an MVP, you have nothing to say.
Later, Paul's journey to the crown also hated fate. Paul should have teamed up with Kobe Bryant to win the championship, the deal was all agreed, and finally the league jumped out to oppose it, on the grounds that the Pelicans were hosted.
Later, Paul opened the Clipper era of the "Air Connection City", but the elder Rivers later said that the Clippers of the Air Connection Era ended as early as the Clippers lost to the Rockets of the "Morden" era. So why don't you say it earlier, break up the empty city early, let Paul leave, or find a new star helper for Paul, why continue the combination of Paul + Griffin?
And then Paul arrived at the Rockets, joined hands with Harden to open the "light bulb" combination, and finally touched the floor of the Western Finals, Paul fought with one leg to win the Tianwang Mountain of the Western Finals, 3-2 leading the Rockets, and finally hardened what it looked like, I believe the fans have a number in mind, the Warriors won two consecutive games to reach the Finals and win the championship.
Then Paul was sent to the Thunder, spending a year watching Paul bring a team that should have been the bottom of the league into the Western Conference playoffs, and the Thunder executives sent Paul to the Suns with tears.
In the end, Paul reached a new height in his career at the Suns, reached the Finals, and also created a performance of 37 points in the past 3 promotions, Paul really tried his best to rush the championship, there was no championship, not Paul's fault, he just lost to fate, 10 years to now, Paul's playoff trip always has star teammates injured, or he was injured, last year was Paul's team to maintain the health of the best time, Paul almost won two victories.
I hope that this year's sun can be better arranged by fate, Booker will not be hurt, the sun may really come back to the championship, to achieve Paul's long-cherished wish for the championship, but the next opponent Paul now has to face is not simple, that is, to enter the Western Conference Finals, the same to face the Warriors, yes, the Warriors, compared to whether the Sun can enter the Western Finals, the Warriors are the team that locks in the Western Finals, I heard that Curry is Paul's nemesis, such a fate arrangement, Paul come on!